10 Agents Looking for Novels Like “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt
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10 Agents Looking for Novels Like “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt
if you want to write a best-selling book, the reader needs to understand how and why it’s going to help them directly.
Eddie Yoon • Snow Leopard
This is why every lesson requires a hook. A hook is not a statement like “This material will be on Friday’s test” or “This is something you’ll use for the rest of your life.” A hook is an attempt to be entertaining, engaging, thought-provoking, surprising, challenging, daring, and even shocking. This can be done in dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of
... See moreDan Kennedy • Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
Clarity and succinctness help ideas resonate. They reduce mental overhead so your ideas pop.
But what gets people reading in the first place? Intrigue , which is the other quality we rewrite for .
But what gets people reading in the first place? Intrigue , which is the other quality we rewrite for .
Julian Shapiro • Writing Well - Part 3 - Rewriting and Editing
affect the reader in a truly emotional way.
